Of Hordes and Homepages

  Another week, another adventure. This past week plus we've been working on the Brightsword Productions website, which will feature things such as write-ups and media for our projects, as well as profiles on our actors, among many other things. It's been a challenge to make navigation of a multi-layered site as simple and intuitive as possible.
  Also, we are attempting to arrange the first read through with our four leads. Hopefully it will be this Sunday afternoon, but only time will tell. Everyone is very excited about this opportunity, and I'm looking forward to seeing how it turns out. Watch this blog for more details! 
 This week was also our fifth training day, in which we focused on spear fighting, a little archery, and tactical melee combat. The last subject was considered the most fun by all involved, but unfortunately we don't have any pictures because absolutely everybody was involved. A text description will have to suffice. In short, we took our trainees and put them in a situation similar to what their characters would encounter in the series, then walked them through the best way to resolve the situation. Or rather, we let them try it out in real time (with padded weapons,) then walked through how to improve their performance, such as developing a staggered battle line to better cover the flanks. Anyway, here are the pictures from our training session. Enjoy!

"That's it. Now you die."

Spear Fighting 101: The Pointy End

Shall we dance?

Sword and Dagger: The Art of Killing with Sophistication.

"Come closer and say that. Er, on second thought, just hold still."

Tandem Fighting: How to make and exploit opportunities.

  After the training, we read through several scenes from the Season 1 script, focusing on high-tension ones between Erin and Kate. That was fun for me as the director, and them as actors. I get the feeling that they love to argue, just cutting loose and letting their emotions fly.

Thanks for reading! Until next time.